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Title: Colored American - April 17, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
Brief but vivid description of the funeral in New York City for William Henry Harrison. The writer emphasized the lack of caste distinction in the crowds that gathered to watch the procession, as everyone stood together for this national day of mourning.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - July 31, 1841
Speaker or author: H.
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer encourages his readers to not waste money on extravagant funerals.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Elevator - April 21, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer eulogizes Abraham Lincoln, a beloved president.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer speaks poetically of the procession of soldiers at Abraham Lincoln's funeral(although Lincoln's name is never mentioned). He curses the name of John Wilkes Booth.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Elevator - April 21, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer describes the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln through the streets of San Francisco.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Weekly Anglo-African - June 2, 1860
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
The writer announces the death of Theodore Parker in Milan, Italy.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column